[applause] that is america, and that is promise. my parents and my grandparents instilled in me those midwestern values, the same values that you pass on to your children. family, faith, humility, hard work. they taught me to live with honor and courage, and to never stop fighting for what i believe in. everyone of you in this room, when you think of courage and have to take that one big step or do something you are afraid to do, you always think of something or someone in your family. for me, i always think of my grandpa. back then, it was so dangerous. they would hear the whistle, and everyone would run to the mine. they did not know who was killed or hurt that day. my grandpa worked in those mines a longtime. i met a guy at a little restaurant. he came running up to me and said that his dad had worked with my grandpa. he explained that after many years, my grandpa got promoted to foreman. he said that all of the foremen would radio down when the guys had to go into a new and dangerous part of the mine. he said, everyone except yo